Australia ranks highly in many international comparisons of national performance, such as quality of life, health, education and economic freedom. Australia is a developed country and one of the wealthiest in the world, with the world’s 12th-largest economy.
According to The Global Liveability Index 2021, all of Australia’s major cities fare well in global comparative livability surveys; Adelaide reached third place on The Economist’s 2021 most livable cities list with Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane also coming next.
